Gillian Ramchand
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Gillian Ramchand | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Magdalen College, University of Oxford |
| Main interests | Syntax, Semantics, Argument structure |
Gillian Ramchand (born 1965) is a linguist who specializes in syntax, semantics, and the syntax-semantics interface. As of 2024, she is Professor of Syntax and Semantics at Magdalen College, University of Oxford.[1][2]
Ramchand grew up in Jamaica and Trinidad and received her PhD in linguistics from Stanford University in 1994, with a dissertation entitled, "Aspect and Argument Structure in Modern Scottish Gaelic."[3] She subsequently spent 10 years working at the University of Oxford as a lecturer in general linguistics before moving to Tromsø in 2004, where she became full professor two years later in 2006.[4][5] From 2025, she is returning to Oxford as Professor of Syntax and Semantics.[1]
Her widely cited research[6] focuses on the syntax-semantics interface, especially argument structure. She has worked on a variety of languages, including Scottish Gaelic, Bengali, and English.[7]
